Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-09
Colby Notes.

The ninth annual Field Day of the Colby
Athletic Association appointed for Friday P.
NJ, June 81. was postponed on account of
rainy weather, until Monday P. NJ, the 9Th
instant. The weather was faultless, lust
sufficient breeze stirring to make the warm
day ENJOYABLE. large crowd turned out to
witness the contests. The exercises took
place ct the Watervlle trottiL9 park begin.
ming at o'clock, E. Forrest Goodwin, 81,
president of the association, presiding The
programme was longer than usual, and as
the students had been under an Instructor in
gymnastics it was expected that the records
made would excel those of past years. The
result showed that but five records ~ere
made which surpassed the best Colby records
Frank Larrabee, 81, acted as master of
ceremonies; j. Follen, instructor of GYM
nastics, as referee; w. C. Philbrook and
F. j. Goodridge as judges: and Prof. w. A.
Rogers as time keeper. The following is
the programme:
Hurdle race, 12o yards, hurdles. five entries;
rs prize won By Nye. 49, time 1877 seconds; second
Putting shot. 10 lbs. seven entries; first price,
Drummond ss, distance 3lft: Il in; second prize,
Hurd. 90 The best record before made at Colby
Bar vault, three entries; first prize, Wyman. 30,
height IT, In. This record beat the best previous
fcCoTu ny Il luCues. second prize, beverage, S7.
One.half mile walk. five entries; first prize, Put
nam, 80. time not taken; second prize, gilmore,
Hitch and kick. three entries; first prize, Patten,
70. height it.; second prize, Nye, 49,
Back to back race, 60 yards, time lA.4 seconds !;
first prize. Pusifer and Drummond. 'ss, beating
best record by i.s seconds.
Running high jump six entries; a tie between
Beverage. ~. and Patten, 80. height #. 81 in.
Pole vault, fur entries; first prize. Hurd. 70.
height feet, Al inches; second prize. Nye. 80.
Throwing hammer, four entries; fret prize, Wy
man, 20. distance n feet inches; second prize.
Standing high jump. four entries first prize ,Hurd,
80. height feet inches; second prize, Megguier.
Bar shoot, four entries; tie between Stewart, SO,
and Burleigh. SO, height feet III inches.
Potato race six entries; first prize. Megguier, 80
time min 81 sec; second prize, Bradbury. 81
Running broad jump, three entries; first price,
Beverage, 81, 10 feet inches; second prize, Meg
guier.
One hundred yard, dash, seven entries first prize
Bradbury. ~, time ~ Sec; second prize, Drum
mond, So
Throwing base ball. four entries; first prize, Lar
rabee. 81. distance 314 feet inches. This beat all
previous records by foot inches.
Standing broad Jump. three entries; first prize.
Hure, 30. distance II feet inches. Beating best
previous record by inches.
Obstacle race. four entries; first prize, Gilmore,
'v0; Sc ;ond prize, Cook, 81.
Tug.'owar, class of four each of 81. SO and
go. The first pull was between the ~ team and
that of 80. and was won by the ~ team The second
pull was between the s7 team which had just pulled
duu peen SUCCESSFUL anu the uOuDly IreSH team OF
20. The contest was won by 80.
The silver mug offered to the class which
should take the most prizes was won by the
class of '90.-rhe cane offered by p. s.
Head, the clothier, to the man who should
take the greatest number of prizes was
awarded to Geo. n Hurd, who took three
first and one second prize.--Tne usual
! ceremonies of awarding the Field Day prizes
were observed in the college chapel after
prayers on Tuesday morning following Field
Day.-Presiden: Pepper is in attendance up.
on the graduating exercises of Newton Theo-
logical Seminary, which are now occurring
The Senior class commenced the examina-
tons of their last term on Friday, June Sd.
Their examinations concluded on Tuesday.
June 7th.-Many Of the Seniors will pass the
vacation until commencement week at their
homes and in visiting friends.-Chas. Pepper,
'SS, has left college for the remainder of this
term on account of poor health. He will
pass the time in travelling Prof. Wads-
worth has returned to Cambridge, Mass, to
continue the work on his book The Colby
team played practice game of base ball at
Bangor last Saturday.